But Dr Poed said the teaching style in a classroom with a mix of neurotypical students and those with disabilities was associated with better outcomes for everyone.

"There's actually benefits to the other children in the room, where they go over concepts that perhaps they have missed so kids without disabilities have benefits from having children with disabilities in the rooms," she told News Breakfast.

"They have higher outcomes of literacy and numeracy because of the children [with disabilities] in the room."